Cheiranthus CRUCIFERAE Cardamine 



purple, IV. Introduced from southern Europe; locally in Ku. Cultivated, 

 ornamental. Fig. 134. 



11. Erysimum Linn. Treacle Mustard ^itJt^fl (Ta Ch'eng Huang 

 Ts'ao Shu; Big-orange Herb Genus) 



Similar to Cheiranthus, but differing in having light yellow Jls. and more angular 

 frs. About 100 species, in Eurasia and North America; 4 in China. (Greek: erucin, 

 to draw blisters.) 



1. Erysimum cheiranthoides Linn. Wormseed Mustard (G.M. 713). Erect herb, 2- 

 5dm. high; fls. light yellow, V. Introduced from northern Europe and North 

 America; locally in An., Ku. Cultivated, ornamental. 



12. Orychophragmus Bunge WilSMM (Chu Ko Ts'ai Shu) 

 Erect brg. glabrous glaucous herb: basal lvs. lyrate-pinnatifid: Jls. large, violet: 

 fr. a slender 4-angled silique. One species, in China. 



1. Orychophragmus violaceous (L.) Schulz {Moricandia sonchifolia (Bge.) Ledeb.) 

 mMM (Chu Ko Ts'ai) (Bo. Ma. 6243; K.B. 1930:269). Erect herb, 3-8 dm. high; 

 fls. violet purple, III-IV; fr. IV-V. North China; locally in Ku. Woodland 

 shade. 



13. Cardamine Linn. Bitter Cress #tffcf||| (Sui Mi Chi Shu) 

 Glabrous herbs with white (ours) or purple fls.: fr. a slender flattened silique. 

 About 125 species, in temperate regions; 12 in China. (A Greek name, kardamon, 

 used by Discorides for some cress.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Lf. petioles not auricled at the base. 



Fls. 2-4 mm. long frtg. pedicels 5-10 mm. long. 

 Siliques spreading-ascending, not exceeding the upper fls.: stem 



lvs. similar to the basal ones 1. C flexuosa 



Siliques stiffly erect, exceeding the fls. : stem lvs. unlike the basal 



ones 2. C. hirsuta 



Fls. 5-8 mm. long: frtg. pedicels 12-14 mm. long 3. C. lyrata 



aa. Lf. petioles auricled at the base: fls. about 3 mm. long: frtg. pedicels 



6-10 mm. long 4. C. impatiens 



1. Cardamine flexuosa With. ffi^W (Sui Mi Chi; Herb-of -Fragments) (G.M. 722). 

 Slender herb, 2-4 dm. high; fls. white, small, 2mm. across, IV; fr. V. Eurasia, 

 North America; locally in An., Che., Ku. Damp places. Fig. 135. 



2. Cardamine hirsuta Linn. (G.M. 722). Erect annual, 5-30 cm. high; fls. white, 

 IV; fr. V, stiffly erect. Eurasia; locally in Ku. Open banks. 



3. Cardamine lyrata Bunge (BBAS 2:187). Glabrous herb, 3-5 dm. high; fls. white, 

 large, 5-8 mm. long, IV; fr. V. Northern Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. 

 Moist ditch banks. 



4. Cardamine impatiens Linn. (G.M. 722). Erect herb, 1-8 dm. high; fls. white or 

 green, IV; fr. V. Eurasia; locally in Che., Ku. Damp ground. 



Cardamine limprichtiana Pax (BBAS 2:187) with terminal leaflet conspicuous, broadly 

 ovate, subcordate at base, acuminate at apex, and with margin unequally crenate, occurs in 

 Chekiang. 



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